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Vivat Polonia Ball
M. Walewska |
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Feb 28, 10 am: Polish Book Club meeting at
the Green Lake Library |
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The book for the meeting is
Ostatni mazur by Andrew Tarnowski published by Wyd.
WAB in 2008. The book paints a portrait of the Tarnowski
aristocrat family over the canvas of 20c. upheavals. Andrew,
himself a scion living in England, is a reporter and journalist.
The book can be bought on the
Internet (in English as The Last Mazurka) or borrowed from Club members. Club meetings are in
Polish.
Where:
at the
Green Lake Public Library in Seattle; admission free
More: about
the
book,
Andrew Tarnowski
Polish
Book Club |
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Feb 28, 9 pm: Disco at the Polish
Home |
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Organized by Mloda Polonia and Polish Soccer Club of
Seattle; new DJ Ronald will play Polish and club tracks. Everyone is invited!
Where: at the Polish Home; tickets $10 regular, ladies get
free before 10 pm, you must be 21+ w/ID to
attend
More: Polish Home,
Seattle Polonia site |
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Feb 22,
7:
M. Gawrysiak
in a benefit concert at Mercer Island |
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Margaret Gawrysiak |
Ms. Margaret Gawrysiak is a young mezzo-sporano returning to the
Seattle Opera Young Artists program. Opera Plus invites to a
Benefit Concert in Support of Seattle Opera Young Artists.
The program includes arias, art songs and duets by Barber,
Bellini, Puccini, Verdi and others sung by Ms. Gawrysiak and
Megan Hart (soprano).
Where:
Aljoya House (retirement community), Mercer Island;
this is a donate-as-you-wish performance; refreshments will be
served
More:
Margaret Gawrysiak's bio |
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Feb 21 -
Mar 7:
M. Walewska
in Bluebeard's Castle at the Opera |
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Malgorzata Walewska |
Ms. Malgorzata Walewska, a stunning mezzo-soprano, debuts at the
Seattle Opera in the main role of Judith in Bluebeard's
Castle by
Bela Bartok's.
Ms. Walewska sang major roles in Europe and debuted in the
Metropolitan Opera in 2005. The evening also includes one-act
opera
Erwartung
by Arnold Schoenberg. Also see a note about
a reception with
Ms.Walewska on March 1, 2009.
Where:
Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall;
Ms. Walewska is scheduled to sing on Feb 21, 22, 25 & 28 and March
1,4,6 & 7
More:
Malgorzata
Walewska's site,
Bluebeard in Seattle |
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Feb 21, from 6 pm,
Viva Polonia Ball in
Mountlake Terrace |
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This is a formal
black tie dinner and dance evening for the benefit of the Polish
Home in Seattle.
Beautiful dance music provided by Oleg Ruvinov Band. Cocktail Hour
6-7 pm, sit-down dinner at 7 pm, dancing from 8 pm. Organized by Janusz
Zoltowski & Viva Polonia Cultural Assn and the Polish Home
Foundation. Profits from the Ball go to Polish Home expansion
project.
Where: Nile Country Club,
6601 244th St SW,
Mountlake Terrace, WA;
tickets $75 per guest (includes dinner & wine),
no tickets at the door
More:
please visit
Viva Polonia Cultural
Association;
tickets and reservations
and
more info Jan & Barbara Zoltowski (425)
803-3070, or Iza Turska (425) 868-5167 |
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Feb 18 & 19: Movie Katyn at PIFF in
Portland |
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32nd Portland International Film Festival
shows two Polish movies this year (see a note about
Tricks). 2008 Oscar nominee Katyn (2007)
is a moving reconstruction of the Soviet mass murder of Polish
military and intellectual POW elite during WWII and its
shattering effect on live and politics in post war communist
Poland. Directed by Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda.
Where:
Regal Broadway Metro 4 Theatres
in Portland,
Feb 18 at 6 pm, Feb 19 at 7:45 pm
More: About
movie,
1:30 pm,
2009
PIFF |
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Feb 14, 8 pm:
Valentine Day Party at the Polish Home |
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A Valentine
party with the music by DJ
Philip. Apetizers and beverages available for purchase, the
restaurant open from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Where:
at the
Polish Home;
tickets $18 PHA members; $20 others; 25% discount for groups of
8+ people
More: reservations Lucyna Blonska (206) 764-7057, Maria
Switalska (425) 226-7660. |
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Feb 12, 12:15 pm: I. Kaminska plays
at the Seattle Sherman Clay |
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Ivona Kaminska |
Local pianist
Ivona Kaminska
will
perform Schumann and Chopin in the Sherman Clay's regular
Noon-Hour Concert series. The program includes Schumann's
Kreisleriana op 16 by Schumann and Chopin's Nocturne in
D-Flat Major. There will be a mini-lecture about Schumann
before the concert. Dr. Kaminska is a Director and
co-Founder of the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah.
Where: at the
Seattle Sherman Clay;
admission
free
More:
about
Ivona Kaminska,
Chopin Academy of Music |
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Feb 12, 7:30 pm: Polish
Heroes - lecture Rescue in the Countryside at
the UW |
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Prof.
Stauter-Halstead |
Prof. Keely
Stauter-Halstead's lecture is
titled
Rescue in the Polish
Countryside - Politics, Differentiation in the Occupied Village.
Dr. Stauter-Halstead is a professor and the director of the
Jewish Study Program at
the Michigan State U. with interest in Galicia as part of the
Habsburg Empire.
The Polish Heroes
exhibition and series of lectures is organized by the UW
Polish Studies Endowment Committee, the Polish Consulate in Los
Angeles and the WS Holocaust Resource Education Center.
Where:
Room 220, Kane Hall on the University of Washington
campus; admission free
More:
Irena Sendler honored by the US
Congress,
Sendler bio,
UW PSEC,
WSHERC |
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Feb 10, 7 pm: Lecture on the legacy of
Pope John Paul II at the UW |
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The lecture is
part of the 2009 UW History Lecture Series The Vatican in the
20th Century: the Popes Confront a Turbulent World by Prof.
James Felak. Prof. Felak's research focuses on Central Europe,
especially Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland. The lecture
1978-2005: John
Paul II
helps bring down communism and is the most profound teacher of
any modern pontiff discusses legacy of the Polish Pope.
Where:
Room 130, Kane Hall at the University of Washington
campus; tickets $15 regular, $12 UW Alumni Assoc. members,
$5 students
More:
The Vatican lecture series,
Prof. Felak's bio |
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Feb 7, 8 & 11: Movie Tricks at PIFF in
Portland |
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32nd Portland International Film Festival
shows two Polish movies this year (see a note about
Katyn). Tricks / Sztuczki
(2007), directed by Andrzej Jakimowski is a heart-warming story
of a six-year old boy bent on connecting with his father whom he
does not even know due to a divorce in the family.
Where:
Regal Broadway Metro 4 Theatres
in Portland,
Feb 7 at 7:45 pm, Feb 8 at 4:45 pm, Feb 11 at 9:15
More: About
movie,
1:30 pm,
2009
PIFF |
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Feb 5, 7 pm: Polish Heroes
- lecture by a Holocaust survivor at the UW |
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The lecture is by Henry Friedman, a Holocaust survivor who is
one of the people rescued by the Poles. Mr. Friedman is the
author of I'm No Hero, Journeys of a Holocaust Survivor.
The Polish Heroes
exhibition and series of lectures is organized by the UW
Polish Studies Endowment Committee, the Polish Consulate in Los
Angeles and the WS Holocaust Resource Education Center.
Where:
Room 220, Kane Hall at the University of Washington
campus; admission free
More:
Irena Sendler honored by the US
Congress,
Sendler bio,
UW PSEC,
WSHERC |
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Jan 12 - Feb 17: Polish Heroes
exhibition & lecture series at the UW |
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Irena Sendler, 1943
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The exhibition Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued Jews
features profiles of Polish people who risked their lives and
the lives of their families to rescue Jews during WWII in
Poland. It runs from Jan 12 to Feb 15 at the UW Allen Library during library
hours.
The lecture series covers highlights different aspects of the
same topics
topic.
Jan. 15, 7:30 pm Exhibit Opening & Lecture. S.
Stahl,
Challenges of
the
Rescuers and the Rescued
Jan. 22,
4:30
pm
Teacher Workshop.
Rescuers and
the Rescued
Jan.
22, 7:30 pm Movie
Zegota -
two documentary movies
Jan.
29, 7:30 pm Lecture.
Prof.
P. Chojnowski,
Irena Sendler's Children
Feb.
5, 7 pm
Lecture.
H. Friedman,
Holocaust Survivor: One of the Rescued.
Feb.
12, 7:30 pm Lecture.
Prof. K.
Stauter-Halstead,
Rescue in the Polish
Countryside - Politics, Differentiation in the
Occupied Village
Organized by the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee, the
Polish Consulate in Los Angeles and the WS Holocaust Resource
Education Center in Seattle.
Where: exhibit at the North Allen wing of the
Suzzallo-Allen Library at the University of Washington
campus;
admission free; open during library hours; please check the
January & February pages of the Polish News website for details
of other events.
More:
UW PSEC,
WSHERC |
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